Millar Western Declares Dividend

EDMONTON, Aug. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. ("Millar Western") today announced that, subsequent to the filing of its results for the second quarter, and taking into account the company's recent financial performance and outlook, the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $750,000.00, to be paid in the third quarter.

About Millar Western

Millar Western is an integrated forest products company based in Alberta, Canada, that produces and markets hardwood and softwood bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp, or BCTMP, and softwood lumber. Millar Western is Alberta's largest privately held forest products company, a leading global marketer of BCTMP, among the lowest-cost producers of market BCTMP in the world and among the lowest-cost lumber producers in North America.

SOURCE: Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.

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